Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 85.6% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.0% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Samoa, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In North Korea, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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